Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks / Geoffrey C. Kabat.

A study of the health industry and possible risks involved.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kabat, Geoffrey C. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Health risk assessment. Health attitudes. Risk assessment. Negativism. Health status indicators. risk assessment. HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living. HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism. HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference. MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine. Risk assessment Negativism Health attitudes Health risk assessment
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Table of Contents:

Preface : Why do things that are unlikely to harm us get the most attention?
The illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking"
Splendors and miseries of associations
When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons
Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences
Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption
Deadly remedy : how a mysterious disease led to the recognition of a worldwide public health threat
HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph.

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